"After his proposal to sail west to the East Indies is rejected by Portugal, Columbus overcomes court intrigue in Spain to gain support for his expedition."
Gabriel Byrne
as Christopher Columbus
Rossano Brazzi
as Diego Ortiz De Vilhegas
Virna Lisi
as Dona Moniz Perestrello
Oliver Reed
as Martin Pinzon
Raf Vallone
as Jose Vizinho
Max von Sydow
as Re Giovanni del Portogallo
Eli Wallach
as Padre Fernando De Talavera
Nicol Williamson
as Re Ferdinando
Faye Dunaway
as Regina Isabella di Spagna
Michel Auclair
as Luis De Santangel
William Berger
as Francisco De Bobadilla
Keith Buckley
as De Torres
Mark Buffery
as Bartholomo Colombo
Anne Canovas
as Beatriz Enriquez
Elpidia Carrillo
as Coana
Massimo Girotti
as Duca Medina Coeli
Larry Lamb
as Don Castillo
Stefano Madia
as Federico
Audrey Matson
as Donna Felipa Perestrello
Murray Melvin
as Padre Linares
Jack Watson
as Padre Marcena
Hal Yamanouchi
as Guacanabo
Claudio Aliotti
as Diego da adulto
Patrick Bauchau
as Don Rodrigo
Kasimir Berger
as Diego as a Child
Sal Borgese
as Juan
Charles Borromel
as Xarmiento
Tony Camilleri
as Riquelme
Scott Coffey
as Vallejo
Cyrus Elias
as Alaminos
Francesco Lattuada
as De Triana
Patrick Longhi
as Ferdinand
Alexander Lopez
as Diego Taino
Antonio Marsina
as Vicente Pinzon
David Mills
as Dr. Chanca
Lino Mintoff
as De Gamma
Brizio Montinaro
as Ocampo
Joseph Murphy
as Escobedo
Luca Orlandini
as Diego as a Teenager
Iris Peynado
as Selina
Jean-François Poron
as Alonso De Mardan
Erik Schumann
as Benguela
Gregory Snegoff
as Francisco Pinzon
Sergio Testori
as Arias
Fabiola Toledo
as Donna Maria De Toledo
Josefina Vetencourt
as Clara De Moya
Heinz Weiss
as Noscomb
John Suda
as Ruiz
Tullio Pinelli
Writer
Alberto Lattuada
Laurence Heath
Screenplay
Riz Ortolani
Music
Anna Maria Clementelli
Production Manager
Adriano Bolzoni